- Treat Games
There are a lot of interesting looking games here. Warning: the javascript on this site is a bit flaky, but it's worth braving it for the damage it'll do to your wallet if you're anything like me.
Tag: games
Bookmarks for May 23, 2017
- Fire Hazard: How We Work: Energy
A company I freelance for has a really good write up of a smart way of working in a small company. Worth remembering.
Bookmarks for June 24, 2016
- ink – inkle's narrative scripting language
I think I might want to play with this.
- Google search spike suggests people don't know why they Brexited | The Verge
This is worth reading, just for some of the turns of phrase. But other than that oh god oh god oh god oh god.
Bookmarks for March 10, 2016
- Enter the Oubliette Room Escape
Really good, spoiler free, write up of this room.
Bookmarks for November 12, 2015
- Cope « Nerdcon, authorship, and the problem with games
This is of some interest to me, almost from the point of view of my own internal monologue. I have a number of friends who are professional writers of one stripe or another, and I tend to in some sense, mentally rank myself "below" them as a creator, because what I mostly create these days is narrative games – LARP. (NB: this is *entirely* about my view, not theirs, and *entirely* about the media we work in, not us as people.) I have an internal sense that my storytelling medium is less "prope…
Bookmarks for August 21, 2015
- Real Life First Person Shooter (Chatroulette version) – YouTube
These people put together a real-life FPS played via Chatroulette. This is some superb work.
- sqmk/Phue
A PHP client for Philips Hue. Because reasons. Also, Dave is a bastard. Because reasons.
Bookmarks for November 27, 2014
- This game features gay sex, trans people, BDSM and is already a bestseller | Gay Star News
I have been very pleasantly surprised by all this content in Dragon Age Inquisition, I have to say. The gay sex is more or less expected from Bioware at this point, but the inclusion of (a small amount in a minor role, don't get you hopes *too* high, but it's a start I guess) of trans content was both very welcome, and very well done, I thought.
- ‘Eye Catcher’, A Picture Frame That Tracks the Viewer by Moving Around on a Wall As If by Magic
It seems friendly. I want one.
Bookmarks for June 24, 2013
- The effects of DBS on the motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease – YouTube
Stunning video – I had a great aunt with Parkinsons, and visiting her was my first real understanding of disability. Really pleased to see the progress that's been made in treating the condition over the years.
- Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe | Math with Bad Drawings
This looks like it might make noughts and crosses fun!
Bookmarks for April 23, 2013
- Kill it With Fire: why Gamification sucks and Game Dynamics rule | Philip Trippenbach
An excellent short essay on the difference between "Gamification" and actual, y'know, *fun*.
Bookmarks for December 14, 2012
- Spaceteam: Cooperative iPhone and iPad Party Game
I think I must get this. And then find a group of friends to get this. It looks awesome